Painter&#39;s appliance.



No. 722,349. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1903.

L. W. YOUNG. PAINTERS APPLIANCE.

I APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

Unrrnn STATES ATET OFFICE;

LLEIVELLYN W. YOUNG, OF WVALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

PAINTERS APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 722,349, dated March 10, 1903.

Application filed October 15 1902. Serial No. 127.332. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LLEWELLYN W.YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waliham, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Painters Appliances, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

My invention relates to a novel device for supporting a paint-pot from a ladder.

Heretofore so far as I am aware it has been the universal custom for painters to hang the paint-pot from an S-shaped hook, which in turn has'been suspended from the round of the ladder on which the painter is working. This method of supporting the paint-pot is awkward, because it necessitates the reaching around underneath the ladder or through the rounds thereof when it is desired to dip the brush into the paint and also because the paint-pot can only be suspended from certain definite points determined bythe position of the rounds. With my improvement, which I will be presently described, the paint-pot is suspended at the side of the ladder in the most convenient place for the painter to dip his brush into it, and it may be suspended in any position on the ladderin a vertical direction according as is found most convenient.

The device comprises two jaws, which are shaped to partially embrace the ladder-stile and which may be clamped to the ladder. One of the jaws is extended beyond the pivotal point and is provided with a hook from which the paint-pot is supported.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device with a portion of the ladder shown in dotted lines, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

My improved paint-pot hanger comprises two jaws 3 and 4, which are pivoted together at 5. The jaws flare outwardly from the pivotal point and are bent toward each other at their ends, as shown at 6, the bent ends 6 having the fiat bearing-faces 7, which are adapted to engage the flat inner face of a half-round ladder-stile. One of the jawsas, for instance, the jaw 3-has pivoted thereto a clamping-screw 8, which extends through a slot 9 in the jaw atand has thereon a clamping-nut 10. As herein shown, the screw 8 is received between two lugs or ears 11, extending from the jaw 3, and is pivoted thereto by means of the pin 13. The end of the jaw 4 is extended beyond the pivotal point 5 and is formed with a suitable book 14, from which the hail of the paint-pot 15 may be suspended.

'When the device is in use, the flat faces 7 of the bent ends of the jaws engage the inner fiat face of the ladder-stile and the flaring portions of thejaws engage the rounding sides of the stile, thus forcing the corners 16 thereof into the angles 17 of the jaws. When the clamping-nut 10 is tightened, the device is securely clamped to the ladder, as will be obvious. By simply loosening the clampingnut the device maybe shifted up or down upon the ladder-stile to any convenient position.

While I have specially designed this device for use as a paint-pot hanger, it will be obvious that it may be used for supporting from aladder an y receptacle and will be found useful in gathering fruit and in carpentry generally when it is desired to suspend a pail or device containing nails or any other article from a ladder.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction of the device without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of jaws, one of which is longer than the other, the shorter one being pivoted at its end to the longer one between the ends of the latter, and means to clamp said jaws to a ladderstile, the longer jaw extending beyond the pivotal point and having its extended end formed with a hook,

2. In a device of the class described, two jaws, one shorter than the other, the shorter jaw being pivoted at its end to the longer one intermediate the ends of the latter, said jaws each having its end bent inward toward the other jaw and provided with a flat bearingname to this specification in the presence of face to engage the inner face of aladder-stile, two subscribing witnesses. and means to clamp said jaws to the ladder- I stile, the end of the longer jaw which pro- I LLEWELLYN YOUNG 5 jects beyond the pivotal point being .formed with a hook.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Witnesses:

J OHANN W. STRIEDER, JOSEPH W. STRIEDER. 

